George Gerdan, GE's Industrial Solutions Asia-Pacific general manager, stated that "the relationship with GE will accelerate Forge's growth in Australia's eastern states. We believe this is an endorsement of our capabilities in the asset management sector and we are pleased to be working with GE and look forward to growing our joint capabilities across the country".

Queensland University of Technology (QUT) robotics researchers say they have developed new technology to equip underground mining vehicles to navigate autonomously through dust, camera blur and bad lighting.